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hobby, taste, liking ☊ sở thích ☊
利益 → ☊ li4yi4 benefit; (in sb's) interest; CL:个/个ge4 ☊ Sở thích ☊
爱好 → ☊ ai4hao4 to like; to take pleasure in; keen on; fond of; interest; hobby; appetite for; CL:个/个ge4 ☊ Sở thích ☊
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OXF3000: sở thích hobby
OXF3000N khiếu sở thích khuynh hướng bent
OXF3000N sở thích riêng hobby
I have a hobby. Tôi có một sở thích riêng. * 065
Do you have a hobby? Bạn có sở thích riêng không? * 065
like: sở thích → →
das Hobby ☊ sở thích ☊ ☊
Stimmt, wir haben gleich festgestellt, dass wir viele gemeinsame Interessen haben. ☊ Chính xác, chúng ta khẳng định ngay rằng chúng ta có chung nhiều sở thích. ☊ (Lektion 74, Nr. 1062)
Was sind Ihre Hobbys? ☊ Sở thích của anh / chị là gì? ☊ (Lektion 95, Nr. 1462)
adapt sth: These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes. ☊ adapt ☊
business contacts/affairs/interests ☊ business ☊
conflicting emotions/interests/loyalties ☊ conflict ☊
Her life was too full to find time for hobbies. ☊ full ☊
Her hobbies include swimming and gardening. ☊ hobby ☊
I only play jazz as a hobby. ☊ hobby ☊
Her main interests are music and tennis. ☊ interest ☊
The play was given a mixed reception by the critics (= some liked it, some did not). ☊ mixed ☊
She has a lot of outside interests (= not connected with her work). ☊ outside ☊
Her hobbies include music and painting. ☊ painting ☊
Her hobbies include hiking and photography. ☊ photography ☊
It's a matter of personal preference. ☊ preference ☊
I can't say that I have any particular preference. ☊ preference ☊
a study of consumer preferences ☊ preference ☊
pretend sth: She pretended an interest she did not feel. ☊ pretend ☊
My hobbies include reading and painting. ☊ reading ☊
These drugs may affect your sex drive (= your interest in sex and the ability to have it). ☊ sex ☊
We have very similar interests. ☊ similar ☊
It's not so much a hobby as a career (= more like a career than a hobby). ☊ so ☊
What are your special interests? ☊ special ☊
My parents always took an interest in my hobbies. ☊ take ☊
The colour and style is a matter of personal taste. ☊ taste ☊
There are trips to suit all tastes. ☊ taste ☊
He hasn't got any hobbies—unless you call watching TV a hobby. ☊ unless ☊